"Because the results of the requested testing and any subsequent litigation could resumt in Mr. Avery's conviction being overturned, it is appropriate to hold this appeal in abeyance pending the results of that testing and any subsequent litigation in the circuit court, should testing be granted."

Avery is currently serving a life sentence for the 2005 death of photographer Teresa Halbach. His case gained worldwide attention in the 2015 Netflix series, "Making a Murderer."